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How to Make a Teck Deck Rail

Extreme sports have become increasingly popular in the past decade. On the international scale, snowboarding is an official Olympic sport, and NBC News reports that BMX first received Olympic approval in 2003. Catapulting onto the small screen, video games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Shaun White Snowboarding have allowed kids and adults to virtually enjoy extreme sports without the extreme risks. With all the recent extreme sports hype, it's no wonder that Tech Decks are still popular toys for kids. Tech Deck produces an extensive line of so-called "fingerboards" for miniature skating action. Unfortunately, building up an impressive miniature skate park can be expensive when purchased entirely through the Tech Deck catalog. However, it's very easy to make a wide variety of grind rails with a simple trip to the hardware store.

Things You'll Need

Contemporary bath or kitchen handle
Scrap wood
Drill
Screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Go to a local hardware store. Browse the kitchen and bathroom handles. Look for sleek, contemporary handles; do not go for anything with grooves or bumps, as this will be hard to finger-skate on, and it won't look like a real grind rail. You can, however, look curved handles to make for a more unique grind rail.
- 2
  Scout the store's the scrap bin for a suitable and sturdy base. You just need something wide enough to keep your handle anchored---the exact size will differ depending on the handle you choose. Generally speaking, the scrap piece of wood should be thin so it's easier to finger-skate onto---of course, if you're skilled at doing finger-ollies, this won't matter much since you can just jump your Tech Deck onto the scrap wood even if it's not very thin.
- 3
  Drill pilot holes spaced to fit your handle into the base.
- 4
  Screw the handle into the piece of wood and you've got yourself a new Tech Deck rail.

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